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Election spoof

What: The Fort Wayne Civic Theatre presents “Fractured Fairy Tales: Election 2012, Snow White vs. Pinocchio,” a parody stage reading featuring local celebrities. The event is the Civic's only fundraiser of the year and features dinner and silent and live auctions.When: 6-10 p.m. Oct. 13, with the show at 9 p.m.Where: Arts United Center, 303 E. Main St.Cost: $90 per person; reservations are due Friday. For tickets, call 422-8641, Ext. 226; buy online at www.fwcivic.org; or available at the ArtsTix box office noon-6 p.m. weekdays in the Arts United Center lobby.

Local celebrities and community leaders will be the actors in this stage reading.

Colglazier and a cast of local celebrities and community leaders will present the parody during the Civic's Celebrities Act Up evening 6-10 p.m. Oct. 13 at the Arts United Center. The event is the Civic's only fundraiser of the year.

The play will be presented as a stage reading, with actors reading from scripts on stage and wearing only a semblance of a costume. But Colglazier said it still will be lots of fun.

“It's like a 'Carol Burnett' sketch,” he said.

The plot finds Snow White thrown out by her Evil Stepmother, Colglazier said. She's looking for a job and place to live, so she decides to accept the offer to become the Dwarfocratic Party's candidate for president of Fairy Tale Land.

Hoping to “nose” her out in the election is Pinocchio, the Recycle-can Party candidate.

Fairy tales' storylines blur and cross over and finally arrive at a presidential debate.

Part of the fun comes from the inside jokes Colglazier playfully built into the script based on cast member's occupations or roles in the community.

Pinocchio's advisers include Arts United Executive Director Jim Sparrow as Jiminy Cricket,; attorney F. John Rogers as Geppetto the Woodcarver; and DeBrand Fine Chocolates' Cathy Brand-Beere as the Chocolate Fairy. ; and City Councilman John Shoaff as Honest John.

To avoid taking too much of their time, the cast will get the script a short time before the event and will rehearse twice, Colglazier said.

But Colglazier doesn't anticipate any problems.

“When they came together for photos, you could tell they all will have a good time together,” he said.

In addition to the performance, the evening will include dinner by Tony Ficaro's Splendid Fare, desserts by DeBrand Fine Chocolates and complimentary beverages from the Green Frog Inn. Silent and live auctions also will take place.